POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AND DRYNESS / DROUGHT PHENOMENA IN COVURLUI FIELD AND BRATE FLOODPLAIN

The values of potential evapotranspiration in both Covurlui Field and Brate Floodplain are some of the greatest in Romania. The water deficit is high in the hot season. The dryness coefficient shows subunit values, categorizing the studied area as a droughty one. The drought periods (according to the Hellman criterion) are frequent and intense. The parameters of the climatic processes presented show the need for irrigations in agriculture